[Results of combined treatment of cancer of the gastric antrum and gastric body].

The paper discusses the results of a cooperative study concerned with the immediate and end results of treatment of stage III cancer of the antral part and body of the stomach in patients randomly assigned to receive surgery either alone (142 cases) or in combination with preoperative Co 60 gamma teletherapy (139). Preoperative radiotherapy was not followed by increase in postoperative complication rate as compared to surgery alone. Combined treatment appeared to assure higher three- and five-year survival.

[Results of the combined treatment of cancer of the cardial region of the stomach (a cooperative, randomized study)].

Immediate and long-term results of treatment of cancer of the proximal part of the stomach were compared in two groups of patients: (1) surgery and (2) combined treatment (preoperative Co-60 teletherapy + radical surgery). The patients were randomly assigned to the treatment schedules. The study was cooperative.

[Organizational experience with polyclinic service for cancer patients].

The three organizational patterns of cancer patients' follow-up available within the framework of the Oncological Dispensary of the Ivanovo Region--the polyclinic of the Dispensary, the amalgamated oncological polyclinic and the "specialized" oncological polyclinic--are discussed. The rationale for maintaining a "specialized" oncological polyclinical service is presented.